John Lilburne was an unconquerable revolutionary and courageous radical for justice, the 17th-century equivalent of Julian Assange.
Author: Jeffrey St. Clair
Jeffrey St. Clair is editor of CounterPunch. His most recent books are An Orgy of Thieves: Neoliberalism and Its Discontents(with Alexander Cockburn), Bernie and the Sandernistas: Field Notes From a Failed Revolution and The Big Heat: Earth on the Brink (with Joshua Frank) He can be reached at: sitka@comcast.net or on Twitter @JeffreyStClair3.
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